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This is a day badge or “tinnie” as the hobbiests call them. This is for the “Reichs-Berufs-Wettkampf der Deutschen Jungend”. This roughly translates to “National Vocational Challenge of the German Youth” for 1935.

This enamel sign would have originally hung outside a tavern that was assigned to travellers and representatives of the German Labour Front. It has grind marks in the corners where it was removed from a wall as well as some enamel loss around the edges but hey, it’s 80 years old.

These badges are tough to find. There are a ton of fakes out there. The only helpful thing is that the fakes are made from various metals whereas the originals were made exclusively from a really light zinc alloy. Basically if you hold it and you can feel the weight, it’s a fake. There are some examples of common fakes here.